Contents; Introduction; Blood pressure explained; What is high blood pressure? Causes of high blood pressure? How this affects health; The links between diet and blood pressure; The evidence that what we eat can affect our blood pressure; Foods we know can lower blood pressure; Foods we know can raise blood pressure; Other ways to lower blood pressure; What else can I do? Frequently asked questions; Expert answers to common questions; Meal tips and ideas for; Quick meals; Vegetarians; Entertaining; The recipes; Breakfast; including; banana muffins with cinnamon topping, strawberry muesli, banana porridge, almond bread; Lite bites; including: smoked salmon with celeriac roulade, tuna and flageolet bean salad, noodle and pak chol soup; Main meals; including: caribbean fish stew, chicken risotto, lamb with puy lentils, spicy sausage cassoulet; Vegetarian meals; including: vegetable bake, pasta puttenesca, penne with broad beans and feta cheese, spicy bean burgers; Desserts; including: pumpkin pancakes, chocolate ice cream, banana and cardomom yogurt, summer fruit compote; Cakes and bakes; including: spiced courgette teabread, chocolate and walnut cake, peanut butter and banana cookies; Smoothies and shakes; Index
